Money the old government payed us for airplane parts we didn't deliver to the new government, plus interest, divided by around 10 because we had leverage. Also, (2016).
In return, we got hostages on planes. Was it ransom disguised as a legally required transaction? Maybe. Was it effective? Iran did what we were asking in return, so...
https://www.wsj.com/articles/u-s-sent-two-more-planeloads-of...
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